Andy Cairns won the first Sixteen of the winter season at the Griffin.
Cairns showed his class by adapting well to the heavier than normal conditions.
He won the final, sponsored by Alan Hirst, 21-7 against Dave Scott after knocking out Graham Tandy by the same score.
Scott’s semi-final against Graham Sigsworth, which he won 21-19, went to a marathon 32 ends.
First round – Andy Cairns 21 Andy Tate 12, George Fellows 11 Ronnie Wormald 21, Alan Crowther 6 Graham Tandy 21, Tony Marren 16 Peter Kain 21, Dave Scott 21 Mick Higgins 19, Mark Allman 21 John Abbott 15, Roy Sutton 7 Chris Davies 21, Dennis Tattersley 20 Graham Sigsworth 21.
Quarter-finals – Cairns 21 Wormald 15, Tandy 21 Kain 18, Scott 21 Allman 17, Davies 16 Sigsworth 21.
Semi-finals – Cairns 21 Tandy 7, Scott 21 Sigsworth 19.
Final – Cairns 21 Scott 7.
On Sunday, it’s the first of two qualifiers for the Griffin Rosebowl, sponsored by Lockwood & Salford Conservative Club (10am).
It’s a 31-up event and four qualifiers go to the final.
Preliminary – (A) Andy Cairns v Graham Hickey, (B) John Abbott v Andy Smith, (C) Ashley Daykin v Dave Scott, (D) John Ineson v Mick Higgins Snr, (E) Dennis Tattersley v Roy Sutton, (F) Mark Bramall v Duncan Reeves.
First round – Chris Davies v Mark Sykes, Mark Wood v Tony Marren, Craig Gant v Steve Parkin, Ray Whitwam v Peter Kain, Harry Ellis v Mark Richardson, Winner A v Winner B, Winner C v Winner D, Winner E v Winner F.
